The fusion of membranes and vesicles: Pathway and energy barriers from dissipative particle dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2658-2675

  Grafmüller, Andrea ^a   Shillcock, Julian ^b   Lipowsky, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROBABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

LIPOSOME;

CELL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROBABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649360250     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.073     Document Type: Article

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